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Causes: Economic Development, International, International Economic Development, Microfinance
Mission: To support the political economy research institute (peri) at the university of massachusetts, amherst and its research, education and outreach on issues of political economy.
Programs: Support the political economy research institute (peri)'s research, education and outreach issues of political economy through research projects including:-domestic resource mobilization and sustainable development in africa-case studies regarding capital flight from african countries-assess economic/employment impact of park investment-impact of social security on reducing poverty-skills policies and strategies for greening the economy-air quality co-benefits of climate policy-clean energy studies including the transition from fossil fuels-impact of living wage ordinance in sonoma county-economic impact modeling analysis of westfield state university-costs of political corruption to the american economy-economics of moving to a single-payer health care system-women's paid and unpaid care work-marginal productivity theory and "rent-seeking"-household/municipal leverage regarding debt ratio, aggregate demand